My challenge...

14 3 and 4 Year Olds.....1 Picture



I was asked to help come up with an idea for my daughter's school's silent auction. We were thinking something other than the usual thumbprints on a flower pot type creation. I'm super pleased with our result! It will be a 10x26 gallery wrap canvas.

Can you pick Katie out???

The Simple LIfe

We had a gloomy day the other day and the kids were climbing the walls. Ryan started pushing around a diaper box and then of course Katie wanted to push it around and fighting ensued. So...I brought out two larger boxes and viola...an hour of fun!





And when the boxes got old, a pile of blankets and pillows gave us another hour...

Serious

I think I may be giving her a complex about her goofy smile, because lately I've been getting this...


and this...


*sigh* those lips...this picture gives me flash backs to when she was a baby.

I managed to get this...she really does have a beautiful smile...


And she was so proud of her pretty dress...


She was my "helper" today while I set up the studio to start taking Ryan's 1 Year pictures. Did I really just say that? Excuse me while I go cry into my pillow! Let's just say Ryan did everything he could to keep the pictures from happening, including pulling down my light stand, tearing my seamless, and pushing buttons on my camera that changed the file size to small unbeknownst to me. Yeah I was thrilled when I started editing the photos after all that work. Grrr. He really does live up to the event that welcomed him into the world. Maybe I should have named him Ike afterall. He's something that's for sure!

I look forward to sharing not only 1 year pictures but the infamous 1 Year Video that I put together. Katie's was 45 minutes long (I saw you roll your eyes mom! hehe) and Ryan's is about that too. Hopefully they will appreciate them someday.

Goodnight!

Here, there, and everywhere!

Kind of a random posts of pictures...

Katie got to bring her class mascot, Tommy the Turtle, home again! The last time he was here he had a rip roaring time with a hurricane and the birth of Ryan. This time was a bit more relaxed...


We ran into "Big Ryan" at the mall!


We painted the "Chirpy House" that Uncle Brandon and Becca got for Katie for Christmas! It turned out cute didn't it? We put extra places for all the chirpies to stand. :)


Mama took pictures for her friend Dallas of Miss Priss Tutus. She's going to be carrying a new line of tutu dresses. Keep your eye out for my photos on her website soon! Here's one to share...aren't they gorgeous? A BIG thanks to Miss Ella for being such a great model. Isn't she the prettiest thing???


Katie LOVES to make fruit salad. I cut up the fruit and she would add it to the bowl. Eventually I realized that nothing was making it into the bowl. She was stuffing the piles into her face!


A beautiful day in the neighborhood...


All smiles...


You could try to resist his cuteness...


But you'd fail...miserably :)


His big sister's pretty cute too...

Just one of the boys...(updated!)

We met up with Megan, Jerah and Job and another photog friend (nice to meet you Shay!) yesterday and I just loved this one of these guys...


Some shots from the day...







A face only a mother can love... :P


Can you believe they all sat here willingly???


We had a great time as always!